The mother-daughter team of Mary Lowe and daughter Erica have painted murals across western Manitoba during the last few years, in Hamiota, Oak River, Kenton, Virden, Elkhorn, Melita, Pierson and Waskada. The Lowes live on farms in the Kenton area. Mary, who has a fine arts degree, paints water colours and sculpts. She belongs to […] Read more
Stories by Joan Airey
Kids make memories in the kitchen
I used to cook with my oldest grandson before he started school and we would make pizza normally once a week. One day while we made pizza my young granddaughter was playing nearby while my grandson and I discussed how we should make coleslaw to serve with it. Two minutes later we heard a thud […] Read more
Don’t have an ingredient? Use something else
Getting out a cookbook, finding a recipe and discovering you’re out of something doesn’t have to be the end of the world
The following recipe originally came from an Australian friend, but as my aunt often said, when I got finished with it the list of ingredients had changed somewhat. She called it beef cottage pie and I normally refer to it as shepherd’s pie, even though true shepherd’s pie is made with lamb or mutton. I […] Read more
Cookbook offers family time cooking options
I recently received the neatest cookbook in the mail. It is a time capsule with a bonus that $2 from the sale of each book goes to the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation in Saskatoon. The book contains a variety of recipes from across Canada. As I read through the book, I came across recipes […] Read more
Turn leftover ingredients into tasty desserts
Wonders can be performed in the kitchen by checking out the pantry, whether it’s carrot cake, cheese cake or biscuits
A family recipe I hadn’t used for years was a carrot loaf that contained maraschino cherries. Recently, I came across this Christmas carrot cake made with glazed cherries or mixed fruit, which I tried and will definitely make again. Cousin Bev and I compared the recipes and the only differences between the one I made […] Read more
Growing a salad indoors is a feasible option this winter
For the last three winters, I have grown my own salad makings under grow lights that I start my bedding plants under in the spring. At the time, I could only find Commercial T5 Fixtures at Vesey Seeds, a mail order seed company located in Charlottetown, P.E.I. These fixtures are now readily available at numerous […] Read more
Cheaper meat cuts can still be tender, tasty
Types of meat such as round steak and stewing beef can be easy on the pocketbook but satisfying at the dinner table
This time of year we are usually attending three or four hockey games a week but COVID-19 has changed that. Plus, most livestock shows and cattle sales are online only. With more time on my hands I decided to try some new recipes with less expensive cuts of meat such as round steak and stewing […] Read more
Versatile tomato has a wide variety of uses
From salsa to mincemeat and juice to pizza sauce, there’s virtually no end to what can be done with this juicy vegetable
As a new bride decades ago, my neighbour shared a recipe with me for green tomato mincemeat, which I’ve made every fall since. Green tomato mincemeat 6 c. green tomatoes peeled and chopped 6 c. apples peeled and chopped 1 c. seedless raisins 2 c. seeded raisins 1 c. butter 3/4 c. vinegar 4 c. […] Read more
Cooking tips make barbecue season a success
Proper steak preparation is key when firing up the grill this summer, but make sure not to forget the fresh vegetables
I always look forward to barbecue season and a melt in your mouth barbecued steak. I’ve learned that it pays to plan ahead for a good barbecued steak, making sure the steaks are out of the freezer the night before and putting them in a marinade the next morning. This is the marinade I use […] Read more
Cooking with what’s on hand is important skill
It is also good to know what to do to keep the kitchen running and the meals flowing when the oven stops working
Just as COVID-19 hit Canada, my oven decided to crash. I didn’t feel shopping for a new stove was an option because health officials were asking us to stay home. So faced with many days ahead without an oven, I sought out my cookbooks and tried some new recipes. Cranberry pork chops are one of […] Read more
